The Gettysburg Address is a dedication speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The speech has come to be viewed
One of only two confirmed photos of Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated in center facing camera), taken about noon on November 19, 1863; some three hours later, Lincoln delivered the famed address. To Lincoln's right is Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln's bodyguard.
The written invitation sent by David Wills, the primary organizer of the ceremonial dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery, inviting Lincoln to speak at the event
A Harvest of Death, a photo taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg, showing Union army soldiers then laying dead on the Gettysburg battlefield
Edward Everett, who delivered the day's primary speech, a two-hour oration prior to Lincoln's much briefer dedication
Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle
The Soldiers' National Monument at the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery with 18 Union states' areas, one U.S. Regulars area, and three areas for graves of the unknown
President Lincoln (seated, left of center) at the cemetery's consecration on November 19, 1863, several hours before he delivered his famed Gettysburg Address
Granite bands mark the graves of unknown soldiers.
National Cemetery rostrum (1879)